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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-11

II fbe poilre aeurf yesterday nfsss-
noon. e Bentley wns arraiensd bsfoes
his honcf "a two ehasRss Of bnrxlary.
De bosA charges see prfsoneF waived
ezamisaaion and was bound ossr 10 ap-
psar before ne eFnnd iasy. d ne san
Of so, end 10 dsfsnil q paymsrt wsni
- 1slL. 1his y the nan who bFt ks II
ne windes q q. Bsnuinah nseH. che
1sw6iegs On Commercial strnef, nna az
tEacted 1hersfrom los % fowalFy, Con
slstlnR 81 uatch-chaiBs, lockezs and
some prssieus G1ones. ere GIassss ans .
salpa sompass-au q uhi1b have been
recovered axcept Sc compass. This
robbery wes AasomplI-hed unseen by
anyone. be nexf piaee be visited w6s
The shoe shop 81 @. Kenness, % Mil
strBoi. He adopted the Sane fanfies e
before. bEsakinR u The window. Il eas
Is this place that Of5eer Pay detected
him, and, ssoEetlEg himself on the %
poaite side Of tbs ssEeet. awaifed the
chanee 70 catch him 10 shs aet. Il hap
pened sb0ut this tims that tie night
wafohman. n ID. ksrRuson. rs con
iag down the street. Bentley heaFd
him coming and In bis hasta 20 Rsf
away be eniy Rot hold Of sns beoa.
Ofheef Fay oll0wed and halted him on
the railroad track 10 rear Of H arRingtou
4 emtth's. AZ the jail be was exam
med and the stolen property recovered.
Tbs slonea. garnet, ametbyat and
pearls, wsEe found Ia bis hat. He hsd
eniy been feoensly discharged from the
ehain-aanR, serving out q sentenee for
yagFancy. The of5cefs think that be
has 90 aeesmplioe and they toeefhsr
have heen ths perpetrators Of the many
buFRlariee which have occurred Of late.
Bentley admits having broken into the
fswelFy store ct .. N, Yesterday morn
inc, aishoaxh no one sxw him. bet de-
nies that be broke into the shoe store,
although seen 20 do % b. tws OF three
Witnesses The property be stols from
BenuinRhansen's store consisted Of nine
lookstn. valued az SIC; los Of stsnss,
valued 81 SIS; Q lot Of eyeglasses,
vaiaed AZ s. spsctacles, worth 81;
compass, worth a; maeuifyine glass,
yeFth 81, and . los Of pencils, valued ct
g. Toe total valae II the stolen
property n over $50. sufficient 20 fasten
on him the crimes Of burglary and
grand larceny.
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srArsmEsr Enen ns. DeDss.

EBEToR Posr- INTHLLloENuKR:
/ Gm constrained 10 write this article
On account Of what consider an mae
cufacy, appearing IN yeur arfisls on the
IRE at the Pacific House. Yea will par
don . frsmsn's pride, 20 far - matters
preliminary to his Company IL con-
seEned. You say No. got the arst
water. The writer was ct the plug
when No. 2 cart came down, and
coupled the hose. No. made connec-
ton 81 the plug and ran ika line some
distance beyond the Paciac House,
broke eoapline and put on pipe and
called for water. Just that moment Ne.
arrived at the plug and water was not
turned on, 10 order 70 give No. time to
run its line. II the Instructions given
By the Chief in relation 70 Just such
matters had been carried out, No. 2
would hAvs been delivering water while
No. was laying its line, and several i'm
poFtant moments been saved.
Very truly wears,
JAMES DoDDs,
Company No 2.
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FAmIIIAR 0UoTATFoEs |,

"We use The Western Queen Ssvou
and like Il best Of any soap We evel
used
"We like 10 paironize hors industries
and always bay Western Queen Soap"
d. 8. Hansen says: Il have sent Il
10 these who used 20 buy higher priced
soaps and ell like your Western Queen
soap.
They like II because it does the work
With less labor; does not hart the hands
ard costs less than other soaps Of the
same quality, aud In many cases soaps
Of poorer quality. Do not be hood.
Winked. Insist upon having the West
eEn Queen eavon. febl0-1u
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-11

-. R.ssern nall arrived Ias.
: hfRs
sifsA -.
Ths t1R Mss. seA p '',.s 80
q AIlens NAy~
HID. Temple ~ Rc1nA % wofk - %
esatsis Ressomes
QsfstoFy o. frOfstofe snu 49,
a,g~n ssay ct bosmans ana q 4. =.
@rrarsiA
-. wsghta are cold. and lee FORMS,
4. = rseIsaa b the snnshine Of she
1870 day.
w..hgnotou LODGE No. rs, x. a. p.
rs..-IsfIV- 4 arranRinQ 70 give is
,..d rnnuaf grand ball.
..--s,..S.,c ss.,knts for Ahf,nff
keIse.s -. kSa- n r,sssN &c. 81 nnlv
Ops.s 49, 40 rIri,i FIR whlrh paruhased.
80 y 49,. wsIl,.. I. Pa. ..sl.,a
M S~-s.., a. n kI@nS. CsI- -.
- q - s. 49, Is~<s1 -ish Insss.s,
isfea4 - 49,. 4 $500 -nifl
fr0u nseison
he sssamef ". n Mer9in eEflsea
ssg,srdsy afternoon. several noafs ~
kint timss oecasIonee ~ nas,1k = -
slonR sisssn'e o''' y
ssisE-
E,soi1fe, % lbs gssMs.4s slas q
Thinzs,7 Is me Loun8 Me1s earssss4n
ASSOCIATION eosns. =. = 80 80 -. ~ ". i. ~. -
arreta, this evening . s10' % nst. q.
= Bafsa- Admission lfee-
Ths examination Of John McL1ain On
= e6aTas Of adultery. closed yesterday
- 7nsfioe Hill b0und him over 20
.@@ii scslon Of the grand inrg ~ The
- 81 800. Mrs. Jans Osborn, e. q.
sIeFsh and u Costello are bis sureises-
TIA eaeflIe, Lake Shore 4 Eastern
nsrwnv Company placed another En-
.sreeriiae parry In Toe aeld yesterday 70
sr,-ata from Lake Washington thfO1Gh
- eogsk slough valley. This makes
~ fo1rth eneineexina party that Com
- - i, the Geld.
- s...~.n.a hnslnans AZ Naxzrn.
- q R.~-s q ranlslIv inereaniro.
Anyso. --lsehle r.es. ~ A husfnaan
~ 80 ediuss All losaes pronpfly
- .s 80 The "TraveIsfsh
- 80 I - n kaaitle. for Accidental
49, al 0o0. ebroneh their SEATTLE
Als...@ .s.,.ena1.ed - Meamrn. TavfoF
eesy
x...s.A
The steamer Eiesssooa - esse.1e4 .
heFs eyef a. noes yes.e.aeay ~ : - 49,, -
q t1e hRns 9gae , ~ ~ oA y, ~ ~
81 ne DprlnG n.n Wnsss s ngs1y 49, =.
Hatch salo; Onlsss % 49, $50 49, -.
raHl 10 seassle ean 80 ~ a a..-s.as
bod 70 furnish as .ss ~ : 1919
tins man 81 preeens, ssAl ns.s - IL
flBgs % take wafer ~ hli.1o.
lhs bpfinR hhi COMPANY ~ ~ o s.s.
for water, aad are ens'saeu 70 oessss
tssyice.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-11

WIZ A FrErH JUDOE n RrouIRED--
The eommittes appoinied By the Bar
Associations las noted in eur columns Of
Yesterday, 90 examine into tie ae-
eumuiAaien Of busiaess IA car Dtstltes
Ccurt, has prepared q repott showing
thai the records Of the Court disclose
that there are awaiting trial oy the
tjouFt lei civil aetfons apon mouey De-
mAnds involving IN all the sam Of =, :
O63: is9 civil actions apoa maney de
uaAna awaiting triAl by Jury IN which e
involved tie total sa1 Of ttsI XII 81
eivil acsioua involving the title 90 rsal
uroperty OF the tosal value Of So, SO;
/ II Admiralty eAses involving xsA,3al,
ana Is niaceilAneoas civil cases involv-
ina ei99 90 maklnQ total % 80 etvll
causes AWAITING al opportunity Tor testr
delerminatiou, IN vhlch - involved toe
totai san Of ei.fSs. 20. Also IS erin
inal casss await iaFy trials. wAiie The
mills % the present. erAnd JaFy are lus'
h.ciuuina e grind. Since January lst
| 1885. orly six evil causes have beer
trisd hy iaries-the lAsf i1sy tEiai e. Z
eivsl saase being Of date Feorary eth
lsss TIE reaasn fss tais stats ~ a1airs
= that criminal business y gtvea D
la~ preferences u poina 81 time over al
ethsr. and the masA Of criminal bust
nesa whish hiss axtsea here daFtnz "a
. - t~a yeaFa has oeeoptsd almost Ne
enalre tiuae % the OouFA
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-11

enArrLK, Feb. t0.-Ths Grand 1ary
on the part Of the United states re-
turned true bills against VIM. Whalin
and VIM. II. Bryant, on a charge Of
selling IiqnoF to IHdians. Both defend
ants we're aFFaignsd and pleaded guilty.
Margaret Graham entered her plea Of
not guilty 10 the charge Of sellinR liquoi
10 Indians.
MaRy Morgan ". wm. MoFRan.-Ds
cree Of divorce granted.
Gates 4 Dodge. insolvent debtors
we're granted Q decree Of discharge from
their debia.
TIE balance Of the day was spent In
argumenta on motions, with vieg x
settling issues and preparing eases fol
trial.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-11

Tsso 71oasalsd DELAYS paid for acci-
dental injuries daring the past year,
through tne SEATTLE Agency. No Co.'S
tested claims 4fsszss pvpapf paszaesfs
Their life policy Il the Simplest and best
form Of life insuFAnoe 10 the world. HOu
knsw exactly uhat yoa viii Ret. and
uhat il viii cost. No esfissafed future
dixidsads promised 10 uisisAd and die
appoint sou The diyidends are de-
ductsd from yo1r premiuns - you pay
them. thus reducing the ameuRt 20 the
lawesf rates consistent with safety Be.
fore ven ins se cali On TATfoR d BUKAs
aRssis foT Seattle, and exRmsns The neU
piAn-
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How THEr Pass THE TTMg.-Yester
aay afternoon q reporter OF the Pcsr-
InrErGIaENcnn visited the basement OF
he San Franchises Store, where the
Uniied States prisoners. fourteen in
number, are confined, awaiting trial ~
ne present term Of court. The men
are confined IN enc Of the center base.
monts 81 he buildiuQ. which ia heated
b. large coal stove, and lighted By gas.
TIE ventilation ls nos good, eas the
prisoners do not seem 10 care. A rope,
stretched across the room. two ana one
half feet from the door, serves AZ q par
titlon, and e called by the prisoners 9
sdsad line, ~ the guards noilaed "a ~
that anyone crossing thai line must
leave hope behind. when The reporter
called, six Of the men we're playing
sulnchs for tobacco. and seemed pef
festIy consented With their qaaFteFs
"Wno ia that yoanR fellow WALKING
about the room IN HE shirt sleeves. With
red. Waite and blue Jockey CAP onf
asked the reporter of Baton heRerri
Who has eharea OF the prisoners
shat. he replied, .'ia the yo1ng ohaF
Who was arrested in Seattle some
months ago, on q charge 81 smuggling
BE olAims to be part Japanese, and e ~
smart ~ Q whip. He has empsoyed z
dnds lawyer 10 defend him, and has
every confidence that he will get ont.
Ths Dspaty MaEBhal continued: "fhai
ether young fellow, With bald spot %
TOP Of bic head. u alss held Tor amag-
Stag; three Of them are sAilofe. held fol
eauapiracy on board she ship Psussia q
Blakaly. and lhe others, including that
honest looking old man with glaasea on,
700 u reading 10 the corner. are beid
ter selling whisky 10 Indiaos. | has'
ehaFReof the prisoners and employ toui
aaaEda. Two Of whom are on duty ali so
tlmA They have the atx boar shift aye
iem-that 10, they are each on duty sil
hours and oa duty six hours. detat
ene Of The prisoners each day 20 wait OF
the tahle. and one 70 clean 40 the room
aud esfoFoe regular prison Discipline
Every man must be IN bed BY ? o'cleek
and al must be up In the morning ~
eertain time. Several nationalities Ar
hare represented. including two coioEes
men,
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WANTS Hrx REzKaS<D, oths'
aay we puhilshed ths faSs that Mlks
Ras Inc bad had EdsArd BarReon ar
rested and placs in jsii. % charge q
adultsFy With his (Raeine'sl wife. II
ngu sranspises that Racine and hiI
wife have made up. and tesy n tnsn
have na6e no with BurEeou, whom Ia
cius now wxnss released frem enatody
PrnsscutinR AstoFney Ronald sfafe'
that II Racine vii pay al The costs %
Il dsse. his frisna wili Be Recessed. oh
srwi.s BE- uili be ksld
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Al L1sEnrI. - Several days agO q
youne, rather intelligent looking man
arrived 10 Seattle and registered a. the
0ecidsntal Hssel a. George Parker, Of
uhicago. That same evening Sullivan,
TIE detective, arrested ParkeF on .
thafee Of forgery. alleged 20 have been
eommittad In New York, where be 70
nd 10 have got away With $1,000. and
had him locked up IN iatl. Sullivan ~
ence started East 70 secure q reqatsision
ttou the Governor Of New York on The
Governor Of Washington Territory for
rarkeF's return East. Parker retained
9uverneF Ferry. paying him 5000 10
esfena him and prevent bis balnr taken
oaek. Mt. Ferry examined into the
natter sad vent 70 work foF bic client.
Yesterday afternoon be received tele.
gtAm from Sullivan, saying that tbs ap-
phcaiios for TIE Fequsaition was being
sssisied IN New York. and advised that
rsfkes Be set as liberty. Mr.. Ferry no
nned she Prosecuting Attorney, who
oensenied 30 PsrkeF's release. and 81 I
eiock yesterday afternoon George
fAfkef climbed the iail stairs, q free
mn. De SAYS be has morey, bat hos
- cot u, OF bow mach be has, 10 his
esa easiness. he was very liberal %
- fellow prisoners while in jail. be
I'd ksotn the SheFid's safe. and BE-
49, as companions Supplied With 10
escea u b needless % say be was
ssaefh favorite, aud that the Ices for
,anaie peFsans we're saFry 10 eee haul
save then. In tAkiug his leave Of ths
laier Be placed = dollar IN his hand
Ayshs; Boy the boys down Stair
s'aas tooaseo uhen they eet ebert"
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AA4 GAEElA W84 lN3&I46tEH - HG4LLL
the TAX against ". D. Lysz, onapersonal
property. for 1850 and ise2. as Al error.
1znKNszs GRANTED
Harold Evans, grocery, Rent0n;
Henry Collins. retail, Newcastle: ,. w.
Ye1ne, grocery. Cedar Mountain; Jas.
Weir. retail, Rsnton.
LEksIs on SCHOOL LAND GRkETKD.
Michaei Dolan, lots l, 2 aad s and
y Of the NV Of eec. 16, 90. n. range
east
". II Lard. 5 4 Of Sc X Of SEA. l6.
%. 3, range 7 eRst.
Thomas Hood. NV 4 Of sec IS. tp.
-. Fanee 3 east.
s. B. Carr. sw \ OF SO. DC. -. "a
range 3 east.
The sheriff was instructed TO return
~ an error. ON the roll Of 1853. the tax
on amount Of property in excess Of
$50. assessed 10 Wm. h. HAlpine fei
that year.
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We eannoa sappcss shsa peried Of
tirnr wili ever arrive. when TIE worio,
a. anf suusi 6erable p1Fti11 e i. shall
have sams - ahrsAst uilA thssa Rreai
mindk, - e e faIty esmBEshsn1 ths0-
II lnnnlnLlnw
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rmE GREArEsr mEx.
A yete shswinG the Pspaiar British
Estimate 81 Lying Netables.

A prize vas reesntly offered by the
editor Of the OasseIl's Saturday Journal
for tbs best list Of the twcivs greatest
living men. The result vas decided By
the votes Of the compositions and. as
the poll vas exceptionally heavy, the
following catalogue Of the distinguished
names that hesd-d IL may be Of general
interest. Il should be stated that Mr..
GlAdstone's name found place in
abous 80 per cent OF the voting papers.
TIE 6gares below show the number Of
votes given 10 each celebrity:
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The folloutng deeds we're hled IN the
Aadisor's sfass yesterday for reesrd;
Nh. Brasen to Lney 3. Jordan. lot
10, bloch 4, Crovn addition go
James O'LeaFy is Rev. NJ MeCaulsy.
Sc. u Of SW ! aud SW. y o. sE y
Of section Z. %. IS n, ri Z; $50.
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Ladies wishing haantifuily atsinR coF-
srfa whirh give snaa and ceufoFt - the
wsarsF, can be sceemmodated - leax.
ms orders and nneasnrenens - Ma
NooHH's dressmAkin1 eesaell.nDenA %
1sound sarssa epposlls Nh OnFsA. go
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TIE fsIs0wina business hss besn
iransactsd D. tie Beard e. Oon1ty
CommissioHeFe sinse CIR Last rspsrt;
suFEnv s0as ArPourrED EoA 1851.
1anab shsarsr, dis1rict No. u; James
SaAfksg, aintriss No. -; Geo. Hansen,
distrscf 30 Z J. o. Card. district No.
50: Nike Kelly. dis,rict No. 81 7. @.
Wilson. disfxiss No. 81 guIius Hnzfon,
aistriss No. 3, g. d Brownheld. diskTic1
No i "A. IL Sn0w. diEiriek No A.
suTEEvEsons' AoOousrs ros 1856 AZ
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-11

A fRAcEEcAL JcKE-A. W. PipeS
started down NH street. yesterday
9ssaine. and seeing = great crowd Of
peopie 10 front % the Poss Odice in
sszfed q Mr.. Y. W. Wald The occasion
NE large Asssnhiage. A hapvy
essxei strnsk Mr.. Wald. and he ~
- stthoat erackins q sniiei
uNey, have yea nes beard The news.
esasl Wizard hes again heen elected
.sssdsns u The NsFtheEn Pacifs Rail
Pipes rushed across iha street
~ nte old friend Yifas Schmtd ne
ksea Hswe and the repoFt SPREAD Iiks
eaats. On The strength % tnis reporl
- % ear entsFpsiainz eoutempoFAstss
soss eaa icog SPECIAL dispafch. sxcia
sH % Itself from New Vera. ard
u..a have pahlished Il bad nos tha
..e1eat oesn refaled iast before n.
sleeastsg ioaFuAi vent 70 press
sssa Of psople assn slad u fronl
~ iAsif nan.
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WIrH0UT Al naURr


Medical Lake Salt pessessea greater
curative properties than any other
known remedy. II positively cures
RHKUMATrsM. NEURALGIA,
CATARRH, SKIN DISEASES,
DYSPEPSIA, PrLEg.
TooTH Ache, Fro, Ere.
We will refund the money wherever ID
fails 10 perform ell Il claims 10 do.
Trial packages free. 800 doses for 81.
ia1s Inn g. KxLLeoo q Co., Agents.
NORTHERN PACIFIC MoAKY eRDERs
The Northern Pacific Express Com
pany ara new prepared 10 issue money
orders, payable ct ell prints In the Uni
ted States or Canada, also in all ths
principal cities in England. Ireland,
Scotland, France. Norway. Denmark,
Germany, Sweden. Holland. Belgium
and Italy. These orders will be cashad
by any bank. banker or merchant, con-
ssqaeatly are She most convenient for
small remistAnes. fslO
n. 4 X. GoTTsTKrN, sole agents Of TIA
celabrated ]. n. Gutter whisky. NOS
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1900 worth Of Dry Goods silghtiy
damaged, frem steamer Elder, GOV on
eale. CHKErxn CxxART.
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Emma ABBOTT gloves, mits, also fans,
lass Fecsivsd. Elegant styles.
fe10 CHEsrEB CLKARK.
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Sse., a Bleaahed Irish Linen Table
Damaak. CHEsrER OHEAKz. foo
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Perhaps reductions We have made in this department Mems Boys and
be
background Now that had the Wholesale department
nwude
over 40 in indeed from of
suppose the aason
Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-11

ing to corroborate the supposition that they
 were in any sense appurtenances of the game
 of billiards as known for three centuries
 past. The Irish court is more likely to have
 played sort of croquet with those balls of
 brass, or they may have been heavy affairs
 for the strong men of that period to juggle,
 as the remote predecessors of the cannon
 ball tossers, who were so plentiful in circus
 es during the first half of the present centu-
 ry. The fashionable pastime (among the
 professional few it has grown to be a very
 scientific game) of poking 8 stick at balls on
 an elevated platform instead of using mallets
 or sledge hammers to drive them over plat
 eau or table of earth or sod, or through
 arches or into holes. is comparatively mod
 ern institution. Nobody who has ventured to question the claim of the French to it's in-
 troduetion or capitalization, little over
 three hundred years ago, has ever given any thing like satisfactory evidence that he is 8 righteous disputant It is 8 game that has
 been improved in it's appliances nowhere else so much as in America, where it has also been most notably developed as Q science so far at least as relates to the important branch of 1t known as carroming, for there has never been any serious attempt on the part of other nations to vie with England in the matter of playing carroms and holding balls at the same time. The French have al- ways been given the credit of devising car- roms They do not deserve it. They sim- u them through their professors vigorously ex- eluding hazards. Outside of Paris the pecu- liar French six-pocket table is frequently to { be met with even to-day. Early in the pres ent century the French contributed the cue leather to billiards. Save possibly through developing taste for carroms alone, they { have since added nothing to the game in any way. In the matter of cushions they have always been slow-just like their cushions. ! Yet the cue leather, which is the key to all ! the dezterity in billiards at the same time
 that 1t aids greatly in the development of all \ that IS strictly scientifc--that is abstractly
 knowledgable-is so indispensable and ad- ! lunctsthat, having given it to the world, the l French may well be pardoned for resting \ lessor William Lake, who as a matter of ! course used the mace long after the cue | leather had come into vogue, but finally took | up the cue and never handled mace agair \ save by request: ''There is nothing ikt leather: unless it is chalk, and that ism
 leather, but the two work nicely together"
Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-11
slfmy Snakes Seeking sweets.


 'tDid you ever hear of the cream snake!
 No We'll, when I was boy that particular
 kind of snake was the cause of my getting
 many good scolding from my father and
 mother. My father owns a ranch in San
 Mateo county, and among other things keeps
 lot of COWS. He brides himself upon the
 excellence of the butter he makes, and to make good butter you must have good cream. You could get anything on the ranch from my father except mouthful of that cream.
 "All boys and girls are passionately fond of rich, sweet cream, and had my weakness in that line, but was scared to death fol fear my father would catch me skimming the dishes. Once in a while stole little mess and then drew the heavy cream over the part I skinned, as if nobody had touched it. We'll, the cream went anyhow to ar alarming degree, and of course I was blamed for it.
 "Night after night the marauders came and there was evidence that dish after dish had been tampered with My father at last lost all patience and threatened to lick me soundly, and guess he'd have done so, but mother interfered. I protested my inno- cence, because the little spoonful of cream took once in a great while amounted to nothing. He was still lncredulous, and to ger even with me was placed on guard to wat ch the diary.
 "It was kind of hard for boy sixteen or seventeen years of age, to sit up all night and watch for cream-burglars. But l did 1t like little man. With revolver in my hip pocket and q dark-lantern in my hand l laid l in wait for the enemy. didn't have to wait | long.
 ssAbout midnight, when everything was still as death, could see some things crawling l up to the pans, and getting there seemed to be | levelling on the contents. Approached witl the greatest caution, and there what die | I see but half-dozen snakes from two te | three feet long, gorging themselves witt | cream.
 | q wanted to get near enough to shoot 6 | couple of them, but by accident I made 8 | noise and the reptil; an burglars made their escape, I solved the mystery; father solved | it next night. and I was exonerated from all l blame. The day following we covered the ! dishes over with tin, with small holes bored \ in it, and put tin on that portion of the diary | where the snakes climbed to the pans. The ! cream was then perfectly secure, but there \ wasn't a night for months that the slime of | snakes couldn't be seen on the tin. The rep tiles finally got tired of the fooling and lett. | If you visit my fathers ranch you can see the | fin there to this day"